POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 48th annual Automobile Club of Southern
California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior
elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 5.093/151.87, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.105/310.91, Now #10; No Prior Run

Hight is already in the top half of the field and looking for the
number one spot. He has a strong leave and powers on down the track to move all the way up the ladder to the new number three spot.
Nice!

In the other lane, Lesenko's good leave, sixty foot, and three thirty numbers are quickly forgotten, as he does a quick
pump on the throttle right after that and launches the Charger's body way high into the air. It comes down on the return road nearby
in more or less one piece.

The rest of the run will be shown over and over on highlight reviews. As the body starts to come
off the car, the chassis is turned well pass sideway and up onto the front tires. As it comes back down, it lands on the left slick
and drives the car back forwards and towards the centerline. It's then up on the edge of the right slick and the headers as it
grinds across the center line right after the 1000 foot lights. It continues to bounce and bang and runs for a while with just the
front wheels on the ground. The car finally comes to a stop and he stays in the car until the Safety Safari and ambulance arrive.
Spectacular!!

12:05 p.m. This will take a while to clean
up! Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.131/276.69, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Josh Crawford Runs 8.380/77.46, Now #19; No Prior Run

12:24 p.m. Hopefully, the rest of the session will be quick and fast with no further drama. Todd Lesenko is on the bump
spot at 4.787.

Capps really need to get into the field to ensure a shot at the Championship. The Charger is strong down low
and drops a couple of cylinders down track. That drives the car towards the wall, but he is able to save the run and take over the
current #14 spot. That may not be safe, as there are still more cars left to qualify.

Force leaves hard with a 0.897 sixty foot time and then has his hands full right after the 660 lights, as the car gets
wacky and starts to tail wag big time. We get to see both sides of the Mustang body several times before the finish line. The run is
good enough to get him into the field in the current #10 spot.

Dueling tire smokers. Tasca gets off the line first and Lee strikes
the tires first. Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.009/305.56, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.059/311.85, Was #6

Grant Downing was scheduled to be in the left lane, but will sit this session out.

Say "Hello" to your new number
one qualifier and a tie for the track ET record. He leaves the line with a strong 0.880 sixty foot time and is running over 266 MPH
at the 660. The engine lays down a little in the lights and leaves a trail of smoke behind the Camry.